What's the best flooring in kitchen?

[JumpingJackSprat]

Is laminate a really bad idea? What's likely to be warmest?

I have ceramic tiles and nearly a decade later they're perfect. I bleach them etc.

I would go for vinyl quicker than laminate. It's warm and clean too.

I think its personal taste. I have tiles, hate them with an absolute passion and would never have them again in a kitchen. Cold, easily chipped, hard to keep clean. Replacing at present with solid wood (obviously picked a type suitable for kitchens).

I think its personal taste. I have tiles, hate them with an absolute passion and would never have them again in a kitchen. Cold, easily chipped, hard to keep clean. Replacing at present with solid wood (obviously picked a type suitable for kitchens).

I love tiles and have just got a really good deal from B&Q for 30 sam of porcelain tiles - they are rough though not polished because I have a clumsy 4 year old that can fall over her own feet.

Had ceramic in the kitchen for the last 2 years (we bought the house then) and none of them are chipped or broken.

I wouldn't use laminate as I don't think it will last well with splashing.

I have a very good quality vinyl floor in my kitchen. It cleans up easily in no time, looks smart always, isn't affected by water spillages, nor would it crack if something was dropped on it and it's warm to walk on.

It has a special matt surface, but can't remember what it was called....

Do NOT get laminate - it's sadly what we inherited with the house and our dishwasher leaked once now all the laminate is warped and the surface is peeling. My favourite flooring in a kitchen is big natural stone tiles, like slate.

cafe do you mean amtico?

I've got Karndean throughout my kitchen/dining room. It's easy to keep clean and hard wearing.

we've had engineered wood for about 10yrs now and it's excellent

Porcelain tiles here, they are cold in winter.

We're getting a new kitchen fitted shortly and we're going for porcelain tiles with underfloor heating, which is what we have in the bathroom and is fab.

vinyl is great - kardean etc

Natural stone with underfloor heating

Inherited Amtico. It's great- warm, non slip and takes a good scrubbing.
Only problem - it's black and shows every single crumb. I'm considering having surgery to attach a handheld vacuum to my person...

Is underfloor heating very expensive to install and run? We are going to be on a bit of a budget so maybe vinyl is the way forward!

We have Karndean in the hall and kitchen. Hall was fitted by a very experienced fitter, kitchen was not, so we have had some problems with the kitchen. So while I would recommend the product, don't skip on the fitting and go with a specialist.

I currently have ceramic tiles which look great but they are hard, cold and dangerously slippery if wet ( even slightly damp shoes are like walking on ice).

I am not convinced that laminate is durable enough, Amtico and Karndean are too expensive so I am left with thinking good quality vinyl like Rhinofloor is my likely choice. My only concern is whether it will be damaged by sliding appliances into place - I have a very large fridge and freezer plus my washing machine is a Miele and weighs a ton. If anyone knows any tricks to avoid damage I would love to know.

We have the water based underfloor heating. I think to have the bathroom done cost about £300 including fitting, but it's not a huge space (about 8' x 10'). The running costs aren't noticeably more expensive than just having radiators, in fact I think it's meant to be more efficient than radiators because the distribution of heat is more even and at a lower level in the room so the warm air rises into the room instead of just up into the ceiling. I really love walking into the bathroom on a cold winter morning and feeling it against my feet, it's lush

We have Marmoleum. Looks as good as new after 11 years.

Ok I didn't realise undrfloor heating could be that cheap. It might be overkill in a little bathroom to have that and a heated towel rail though. House we are buying needs a new kitchen and bathroom so we could go for underfloor in both.